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BY CORRESPONDENTS,
From other Towns and Lo
calitles.
WORK OF NEWS-FINDERS.
E All Points of the County Represented.
~ Rural News Fresh and Spark
ling for Perusal.
: Wiley’s.
Mr Leenard Reed found some
cockleburs on his farm last week
that had come up and had grown
burs on them. 1t is the earliest
that I ever heard of grown burs
heing on cockleburs. As a general
rule, frost comes soon after the
burs get grown, but I hope that
there will not be any frost for sev
eral months yet.
Died.—On the 16th inst., Mrs.
Roxie Turner passed peacefully
away to her Eternal Home. She
was onceja neighbor in this section,
but was living near Concord at the
time of her death. She wasabout
50 years of age, and leaves a hus
band, four sons and one daughter,
and a host of friends to mourn her
demise.
The farmers that were so dis
heartened about the cotton crop,
are more cheerful gince the recent
rains. Most of them have a good
gtand.
Mrs. Margaret Henderson and
daughter paid a visit to relatives
Licn Atlanta last week for the first
ime in several years.
I see that the people still stand
around on the streets and argue
politics, which don’t amount to
one cent, only some times hurt
feelings. It is the ballot that 1s
put 1n the box that does the work.
Corn is looking fine in this sec
tion. Most of it has been plowed
over.
Mr. Joe Thomas has the finest
field of oats that I have seen any
where in the county. They are
waist high all over, and some of
them are as high as a man’s head.
They were sown early in the fall.
. BreuLAH.
StaTE oF Omnio, Ciry oF ToLEDO, %
* Luvoas Counry, P
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
sity of Toledo, county and State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s
Cattarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to and subscribed in my pres
egge, this 6th day of December, A. D.
1886.
(SEAL.) A. W,.GLEASON,
Norary PusLrio.
~ Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter
" ‘nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
~ Send for testimonials frae.
F. J. CRBENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75¢.
.. Take Hail’s Family Pills for consti
pation.
West of Smyrna.
Mr and Mrs Franklin Fortner,
of New Hope, visited their parents,
Mr and Mrs L F Fortner, here last
week.
Mrs L O Litchfield, brother and
sister, of Acworth, visited here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr James Fortner killed two
hawks last week, in the same nest,
measuring three feet from tip to
tip, and is expecting chicken pie
from all the girls around.
Mrs Mollie Martin has purchased
_her a nice sixty-five-dollar organ.
© The farmers are busy, in this
section, making hay while the sun
shines,
Mr and Mrs Slay bas a child on
the sick liet. Mocking Bird.
1t is always darkest just before
dewn, but 1t is often tedious wait
ing for the light,
eg - GER—e
Mrs S. Joyce. 180 Sullivan street,
Claremont, N. H., writes: ‘‘About a
§esr ago I bought two bottles of Foley’s
idney Cure. Itcured me of a severe
case of Kidney trouble of gseveral years'
standing. It certainly is a grand, good
medicine, and I heartily recommend it.”’
Sold by all druggists.
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A lot of characters have been
ruined by being hung over a back
. yard fence.
o eee A G e o e
BILIOUSNESS AND CONSTIPATION
For years I was troubled with bilious
ness and constipation, which made life
miserable for me. My appetite failed
me. I loet my usual force and vitality.
Pepsin preparations and cathartics only
made matters worse. 1 do not know
where I should have been today had I
not tried Chamberlain’s Stomach and
Liver Tablets. The tablets relieve the
ill feeling at once, strengthen the di
~ gestive functions, Yuri!y the stomach,
livgr and blood, helping the system to
do its work naturally.—Mrs. Rosa Potts,
Birmingham. Ala. These tablets are
{os gxle by C. M. Crosby & Co., Mariet
8, Ga.
s\’ 5 cM\\ &
!! I 30 T
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AV Py o
Spring avivals of dressers and
ehiffonicrs with heavy double thick
french plale glass mivvers, in
gotden vak, bireh and mahogany.
quwder sawed and hand finished.
a Cook al these will be a pleasant
prices al the big slore with the
REPORT ©F THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank
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AT MARIETTA, IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, MAY 1411, 1908
RESOURCES. AMOUNT. LIABILITIES. AMOUNT.
L0an5anddi5c0unt5...................| 8338,577.67 | Capital stock paid in..................|8 60,000.00
Overdrafts, un5ecured................ 2,916.70 | Surplus fund..........................| 65,000.00
U. 8. bonds to secure circulation ......| 50,000 00 | Undivided profits less expenses and
U. 8. bonds tosecure U. S. deposits...| 50,000.00| taxes paid........................... 7,794.99
Other bonds to secure U. 8. deposits. .| 18,500,90 | National Bark notes outstanding .. .. 50,000.00
Premiumson U.S.bonds ............. 5,000.00 | Due to other National Banks.. ... .. ..
Bongs, Securitios, et 0,,............ ...\, 5,175.00 | Due to state banks and bankers.. . . ... 2,355.89
Furnitureand fixture 5................ 1,00000 L Dividondas apipatY. ... ... .. ...
Due from Nationa]l Banks (not reserve Individual deposits subject to check ..| 820,104.87
AgenLs) <ro LAI n s h. 20,000.60 Y Bonds borrowesd. ... ... .o ... ... o] 14,000.00
Due from state banks and bankers. . .. Cashier’s checks oustanding... ......
Due from approved reserve agents ....{ 22,654.05 | Notes and bills rediscounted.. ... .. [6,027.50
Checks and other cash items .......... 2,759.04 | Bills payab1e..........................| 15,000.00
Notes of other National 8ank5........ 2,800.00 | Liabilities, other than those above
Fractional paper currency, nickels Bl e e in
BUBOON . ol L 595.20
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Booele. . ... 0o .8 1,800.00
L}e)gal-t-ender notes .... 15,000.00 5 16,300.00 :
Redemption fund with U, 8. treasurer,
5 per cent of circulation.... ........ 2,500.00
Due from U, 8. treasurer, other than
5 per cent redemption fund ......... 1,000.00
FOL -0, o 198 D R 0 SO T s T
RN D b sisst il i so L L s e
BTATE OF GEORGIA, CounTy oF Coßß,ss:
I,J. E. Massey, Cashier of the above-named bang, do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. E. MASSEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22d day of Mn{ 1908,
D.R. L 'f’l‘LE. Notary Public, Cobb County Ga.
CORRECT—Attest:
B. F. SIMpPsoN,
: S. K, Dick, Directors
A. V. CorTELYOU,
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
LOCATED AT MARIETTA, GEORGIA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 14, 1908,
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RESOURCES LIABILITIES
Loans and discounts, $ 240,047.75 | Capital stock paid in, 265,000 00
Demand Loans 5,624.30 | Surplus fund 3,000.00
Overdrafts, 350,75 | Undivided profits, less current expenses
Bonds and Stocks, owned by thetank 29,992.00 and taxes paid, 5,441.05
Furniture and Fixtures 3,833.72 | Due to Banks and Bankers in this State, 1,554.13
Other real estate 1,332.50 | Due to banks and bankers in other states 2,687.16
Due from banks & bankers in the state 15,785.56 | Due unpaid dividends
Due from banksand bankers in other Individual deposits subject
states to check 158,894,62
Currency 10,500.00 | Dewnand certificates 908.00
Gold Time certificates
Bilver,nickelsand pennies 820.59 | Certified checks 6,018.76
Checks and cash items, 217.80 ‘ Cashier’s checks 6.25
Notes and bills redisccunted
Bills payable 85,000.00
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Total $308,504.97 ] Total, $308,504.97
STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Cobb :—Before me came Geo, H. Sessions, Cashier of the Mari
etta Trustand Banking Company, wko being duly swoin, says the above and foregoing statement i
a true condition of said bank as shown by the books of file in said bank.
& Gro, H. FEssions, Cashier, I
t d bef e, this 22d day of May, 1908,
S N TI, & ACRILLING, ReticpPebila; Codh Ookinty, Goorplts
Kennesaw.
The patrons of the school and
community will commence at
once the erection of a $4,000 school
building on the site where the old
school building now stands.
Mr. E. Plyant and grand
daughter, Miss Ella Plyaut, spent
a few days in Atlanta last week.
Miss Ollie Mae Morgan has re
turned from Bessie Tift College,
Forsyth.
Miss Sallie Giles has returned
home from Rockmart, where she
hae been attending school, and has
been visiting relatives in Marietta.
Mrs. A. G. Rhodes, of Atlanta,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
S. J. Pyron.
Mrs. Mary Lunsford, of Ac
worth, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. E G. Hill.
Mrs. Hamp Cason spent Wednes
day in Atlanta,
Mr. ard Mrs. Ben Hardage, of
Atlanta, are visiting Mr, Will
Morgan and family.
Mrs. James Terrell, of Adairs
ville, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Stanley. |
Mrs. S. J. Cason and daughter,
Miss Edith, spent Friday in Ac
worth.
Miss Nettie Bond has returned
from Tate, where she spent two
months very pleasantly with rela
tives.
Miss Ludie Benson spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
Mrs, W. F. Tripp spent Monday
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Charlie Gatlin, of Atlanta,
18 visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Greer, of
Atlanta, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Greer.
Mr. J. F. Brinkley left Monday
to attend the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows at Macon as representa
tive from Kennnesaw Lodge No.
214.
Mr. Wallace Butler, of Atlanta,
spent Tuesday here.
Mrs. Phillip Cbalker, who is 85
years old, has paid in the first
money, $25, to the new school
building.
The Baptist Sunday school is
invited to attend the Sunday
school picnic at Wade’s Crossing,
June 6th. Giprsy.
THE LUCKY QUARTER |
Is the one you pay out for a box of
Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They bring
you the health that’s more precioas
than jewels. Try them for headache,
biliousness, constipation and malaria.
If they disappoint you, thevsrice will
be cheerfully refunded at J. W. Legg &
Co.’s drug store.
New Salem.
Children’s Day services at this
place the second Sunday in June.
Died—On last Friday, Miss Lou ‘
Hardage. Her remains were in
terred in New Salem cemetery,
The funeral services were conduc- }
ted by Revs. Will McCollum and
J. J. Crow. The bereaved rela
tives have our deepest sympathy
1n their affliction.
~ We are sorry to note the illness
of Mrs. C. C. Burton. ‘
} Mr. Cliff Levell, of Lost Moun
tain, visited home folks at thisi
place last Sunday. ‘
Messrs. Baxter and Robert Guf
fin and Pat Hairston spent Sun
day in Atlanta. |
Mr. Cliff Burton, of Atlauta,
spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Mr. Oscar Simmons and wife, of
Atlanta, visited relatives here Sun
day.
Mr, Austin Alexander and moth
er visited relatives in Atlanta Sat
urday and Sunday.
We are glad to see Mr, I. A.
Darby able to be out again. ;
Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Guffin vis
ited the family of Mr. Warner
Paris, of Marietta, last Sunday.
Love ALL.
A Beautiful Woman,
Her surroundings should be in har
mony, and can begt be made so by a
well kept home, The L. & M. Pure
Paint makes the home beautiful. It
preserves it and prevents decay. The
cost per gallon, ready for use, is only
$1.20. It wears for ten years and longer.
Thirty-three years of continuous uce is
evidence. GanNtr & Hopces, L. &M.
Paint Agents.
For every tonguae of gossip there
muet be at least two ears.
GOOD FOR EVERYEBODY,
Mr. Norman R. Coulter, a prominent
architect, in the Delbert Building, San
Franciseo, says: “I fully endorse all
that has been said of Electric Bitters as
a tonic medicine. It is good for every
body. It corrects stomach, liver and
kidney disorders in a prompt and effi
cient manner, and builds up the sys
tem.”” Electric Bitters iz the best
spring medicine ever gold over a drug
gist’s counter; as a blood purifier, it is
unequaled. 50¢, atJ, W, Eegg & Co.’s
drug store.
eet Wi
Our gallantry does not impel us
to give our seat to a woman who is
lugging a poodle dog.
A I s sass.
AFTER 83 YEARS experience, mill
ions of users of L. & M. PAINTS, claim :
First, it wears 10to 15 years; second,
it only costs $1.20 a gallon; third, it’s
the best they have ever used ; fourth,
sixteen thousand agents certify to these
facts. GaNTT & Horces, L. &M. Paint
Agents.
Suiyrne. T
The infant son of Mr and Mrs
John Rutledge died Tuesday, May
19th. The litsie one had heen
sick several weeks before death
came to relieve it from all suffer
ing. Funeral services were con
ducted from the Methodist church
by .Rev Crawley, interment in
Smyrna cemetery.
Ex-Governor W. J, Northen and
daughter were among the visitors
in Smyrna last week, the guests of
his niece, Mrs J W Magill.
Smyrna has actually organized
a bassball club, and they are prac
ticing daily. There is great com
plaint of strained fingers, sore
hands and stiff joints in tewn, It
takes hard knocks to make a hall
player, boys.
Mr B F Walker is building a
handsome cottage on Irelan Av
enue.
Several parties in town last
week looking for houses and other
property. Wish we did have a
house or two to rent.
Mr and Mrs Petty will move into
their new house this week.
Mrs W T Pace and Mr and Mrs
A W Suttle left Movrday for Ma
con, to attend the session of the
Grand Lodge of I. 0. O. F, of
Georgia, :
Mr Sam Irelan is building him
self an eight-room residence. He
has to have a large house to shelter
all the little Irelans he has group
ed around him.
Mr Paul Cheney has located in
our midst again, after several
years’ absence in far-away Indi
ana.
Mr N A Alexander, of Piedmont,
Ala, visited his brother-in-law,
our friend and neighbor, Brother
John Griggs, last week, fell in love
with our town, bought quite a nice
slip of land, on which he intends
to erect several houses in the near
future, and will move his family
here. We are glad to have the
new-comers, and men who can buy
and build are always welcome. |
Mrs Fannie Crawford, who has
been at the Presbyterian Hospital
quite sick, is home again, having
regained her health sufficient to
return home last Wednesday.
Mr Gordon Worley, of Marietta,
has moved his family here, occu
pying one of the Frye houses on
Spring street.
The quarterly conference of the
Methodist church will be held at
this place next Saturday and Sun
day.
~ Peaches and frying-size chickens
are rig;aning rapidly in this vicin
ity. No wonder the quarterly con
ference meets here Saturday.
Good old summer time seems to
juet drop right into position all at
once, and it’s really hot—awfully
hot Critic.
Due West.
A rain Sunday night done crops
and gardens good . Sweet pota
to slips are scarce, those bedded
perfectly sonnd and failed to pro
duce slips.
The stork came through storm
and rain and left a young lady at
the home of Mr Jim Meeks.
Thejlittle child of Mr and Mrs
John Shatley while playing on
the porch Sunday afternoon fell
off and was painfully hurt but not
geriously.
Mr Newton Orr, of Clayton
county, spent a part of last week
with relatives acd friends here.
Mrs G W Green and childrep of
Marietta are visiting Mrs Ellie
Green and family.
The children’s day Sunday at
Mt Olivet was pleasartly piofita
ble to all in attendance. The wel
come address delivered by Miss
Maud Sorrells has not been excell
ed, in fact all taking part in the
exerciges did well, New Salem
gchool was well represented all
showing excellent training,
- Mr George Griggs spent last
‘Saturday night with his brother
‘near Marietta.
One more week and then we
lhope to have a rest from all this
clash being handed around by
politicians, although we want ev
erybody to know we are for “‘little
Joe,” Amor,
Corner Chapel.
Mrs R K Clay seriously ill for
two weeks is not improving.
Mr and Mre Neshit White have
gone to Atlanta where he will take
treatment.
Mr Luther Meek of near Amer
icus paid his aunt Mrs H B Moon
a visit Friday.
Mr and Mrs J R Price and chil
dren visited the latter’s father and
mother near Macland Sunday.
Mies Siddie Vaughan of Powder
Springs was the guest of Miss Bus
'Bl Mae Moon Sunday.
- R E Daniell is a little indispos
ed, Fidelity.
Kidney ecomplaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due to
the disease being so insidious that it
gete a good hold on the s{(s.tem before
it is recognized. Fole(l idney Cure
will prevent the development of fatal
digsease if taken in time. Sold by all
druggists.
TOV Springs, -
.. We are sorry to note the illness
of Mrs John Alexander.
The belled huzzard was seen: here
last Thursday by Mr S A Legg and
family, - :
__Mrs Gearge Dunn and little son,
HA, of Sardis, accompanied by
her grandmother, Mra E J Petty,
of Marietta, spent several days lasg
week with Mrs G E Crow and Mrs
L F Brewer. :
Mrs Orlando Prewett, who was
confined to her roont reveral days
last week on account of sickness,
i 8 slowly improving.
The many friends of Mrs Susie
Little, who has been quite sick the
past few weeks, will be glad to
learn that she is improving fast.
Mr J H Jones spent Sunday in
Atlanta with his mother, who is
quite sick.
Rev J 8 Reynolds filled his reg
ular appointment here Sunday.
Mrs glaud Pair and children, of
Milford, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with her parents, Mr -and
Mrs John A Booth, .
It was Mr J A Legg, and not Mr
J M Legg, as I was informed, who
was very sick in Carrollton. '
Messrs W B Brown, C T Legg
and J N Moon attended the sing-’
ing at Noonday sunday. They
raport good singing, good behavior
and plenty to eat. Lucile.
Octavia.
We enjoyed the Children’s Day
exercises at Mt Olivet church last
Sunday, especially Miss Maude
Sorrells’ welcome address, 14 was
original and from the hears.
Mr W T Kelley and family vis
ited Mrs Lovinggood, Mrs Kelley’s
mother, at Little River, Cherokee
county, last week. . :
If the cotton speculator could
see the present prospects for an
other cotton crop, he would give
15 cents for what has not been sold
of last year’s crop. ‘
A much needed rain fell last
Sunday night, and vegetation looks
much revived.
Mrs Laura Green and children,
of Marietta, are visiting relatives
in this section this week,
We will be glad when this f)olit
ical campaign is at an end, It has
absorbed all other questions and
invaded every home.
When you see a fellow that has
his eyes cut cross ways the grain
you may know he has not followed
the Golden Rule, ‘Do unto others
28 you would have them do unto
you,”” and the place where his con
science was is not entirely grown
over,
. Jud and William Green gave ati
ice cream supper in hotior of their
aunt, Mrs Green, who is visiting
them. Of course, ‘‘Sylvester’’ as
ter.ded, as he always does where
there is something good to eat.
Sylvester.
Macland. .
Children’s day eervices here
next |Sunday morning at ten
o’clock. A nice program has been
arranged and a good time expect
ed. Preaching at eleven o’clock
by Rev Hale. Everybody invited.
Hon Sam R McCleskey and wife
of near Woodstock and Mrs Jones
of Mt Zion spent Jast Friday nighs
with the family of*Mrs Babb.
Miss Oneil Lindsey of College
Park is visiting the family of Mr
W F Dobbs,
The newly organized Epworth
league held its second meeting last
Sunday evening with good at
tendance,
Mrs Mattie Greer after spend
-Ing several weeks with her mother
Mrs R B Guffin has gone to Nor
cross,to visit her sister Mrs Gee
Greer.
Mrs Addie Babb of Battle Hill
is visiting relatives here
Miss Annie McElreath has re
turned home after a month's visit
to relatives and friends at Winder
and Athens. '
Mrs Hunt of Cedartown visited
her son Coy, student in college
here, last week.
Ars Lula Williame of Cedar
town sgimt last week with her pa
rente, Mr and Mrs Robert Guffin.
Mrs W P Clay and Mies Laura
Taylor leave Wednesday for Caz
tersville where they will attend
commencement and be present at
the graduation of Mrs Clay’s niece
Mise Adel Taylor. .
-Uncle Billie Hardage is spend
ing several days with relatives at
Kirk’s chapel, .
Guess we’ll report a wedding soon,
They say ’twill be first ‘week in
June,
May they always wiug a happy
tune
And even be fed with a silver
gpoon. :
Miss Lula Eubanke is matron
at the college now. Miss Susie
‘Guffin has resigned.
| Mr R R Petree has purchased »
fine horse ard buggy. LA
’ W M Steward and family”
‘ted relatives at New Ho
day and Sunday.
The wise man pr
takes; the fool fo :